I'm fairly certain the gun is not loaded as I have, since my father's passing, had the breach (right word?) open and have never loaded it. A recent suggestion was that I not fire it. Have no fear, as I mentioned earlier, I seldom touch it other than to make a visual inspection of its exterior. Even when I do that I handle it through an oiled (Breakfree) rag. Since my father died it's only been handled without the rag once.
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